Research visit
Vahidin Hasić completed his 3-months-long research stay at the Department Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jožef Stefan Institute.
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Research milestones, visits and updates from the laboratory.
AA‑SHAP: Superpixel Affinity for Explainable Image Classification
Vahidin Hasić's paper "AA‑SHAP: Superpixel Affinity for Explainable Image Classification" is accepted in Expert Systems!
Towards Explainable Computer Vision
Vahidin Hasić held a research seminar titled "Towards Explainable Computer Vision" at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
A Systematic Review of Explainable Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification
Vahidin Hasić's paper "A Systematic Review of Explainable Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification" is accepted in Expert Systems Journal!
Doctoral consortium
Mubina Kamberović is accepted to present her research at the 31st Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE) Doctoral Consortium!
Research visit
Vahidin Hasić completed his 3-months-long research stay at the Department of Informatics, King's College London
From Gamification to Insights: Predicting Student Success in an Introductory Programming Course
Mubina Kamberović's, Željko Jurić's and Senka Krivić's paper "From Gamification to Insights: Predicting Student Success in an Introductory Programming Course" is accepted at the 31st Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)!
What do students want from AI? Exploring expectations and preferences in programming education
Mubina Kamberović's and Senka Krivić's paper "What do students want from AI? Exploring expectations and preferences in programming education" is accepted in Artificial Intelligence in Education journal!
Awards & recognition
Vahidin Hasić, Amina Mević and Dr. Senka Krivić have won science projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Science and Education of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
ELLIS membership
Dr. Senka Krivić has become a member of ELLIS – the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, a pan-European AI network of excellence that focuses on fundamental science, technical innovation, and societal impact. Founded in 2018, ELLIS brings together leading researchers to strengthen Europe's position in modern AI through collaboration and openness. Dr. Krivić is the first person with an affiliation from Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive this recognition.
Towards Explainable Defect Image Classification in Semiconductor Front-End Production
Vahidin Hasić had keynote talk titled "Towards Explainable Defect Image Classification in Semiconductor Front-End Production" at the 30th International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT 2025), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Explainable robotics
Senka Krivić had presentation titled "Explainable robotics" at Eastern European Machine Learning Summer School (EEEML 2025) in Sarajevo.
From the lab
Mubina Kamberovic, Amra Delic, and Esma Karahodza attended the ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization in New York during June 16-19, 2025 where they presented their works.
Understanding Image Classification Prediction with Any Segment Explanation
Vahidin Hasić's and Senka Krivić's paper "Understanding Image Classification Prediction with Any Segment Explanation" is accepted at the 34th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN 2025).
From the lab
Vahidin Hasic has received British Scholarship Trust scholarship for research visit at King's College London.
Towards Explainable and Reliable Computer Vision
Vahidin Hasić and Amina Mević attended PhDiscovery Summers Days, organized by Infineon Technologies in Villach, Austria. They presented presented their works in the poster session. Vahidin gave a PhD Pitch Talk "Towards Explainable and Reliable Computer Vision".
From the lab
Senka Krivić, PhD, and Bakir Lačević, PhD, have visited and presented their work at the Humanoid and Cognitive Laboratory at Jožef Stefan Institute as part of the Bilateral Cooperation projects between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24-25.
The Affordance-based Explanations of Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović presented the paper "The Affordance-based Explanations of Robot Navigation" at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation!
Practical use of LLM models and the latest tools
Vahidin Hasić held a seminar on "Practical use of LLM models and the latest tools" at the Academy of Sciences and Arts, Sarajevo.
Investigating AI in Programming Education: Self-Reported AI Usage, Individual Traits, and Learning Outcomes
Mubina Kamberovic's, Amra Delic's and Senka Krivic's paper "Investigating AI in Programming Education: Self-Reported AI Usage, Individual Traits, and Learning Outcomes" is accepted at the ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP '25) Late Breaking Results Track.
From the lab
Amar Halilovic spent a week in Cambridge, UK, as part of the Visiting Researcher Programme. It brought together a diverse group of researchers and engineers working on different aspects of AI safety. Amar was also part of a team that developed and submitted a research proposal, hoping to return to Cambridge and work on it if funding comes through.
Sentence Encoder-Based Clustering Method for Modeling Students' Learning Programming Behavior
Mubina Kamberovic's, Amina Mevic's and Senka Krivic's paper "Sentence Encoder-Based Clustering Method for Modeling Students' Learning Programming Behavior" is accepted at the ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP '25). Mubina Kamberovic is accepted to present her research at the Doctoral Consortium at the same conference.
Doctoral consortium
Vahidin Hasić and Amina Mević are accepted at 2025 World Conference on eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Doctoral Consortium.
Research publication
Amar Halilovic has been accepted at the Meridian Visiting Researcher Programme.
Superpixel Correlation for Explainable Image Classification
Vahidin Hasić's, Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Superpixel Correlation for Explainable Image Classification" is accepted at the 2025 World Conference on eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)!
Doctoral consortium
Amar Halilović and Amina Mević participated at the AAAI 2025 conference in Philadelphia, USA. They presented their research at the AAAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium, where they had the opportunity to discuss it with their peers and experts in the field.
Research visit
Amar Halilović completed his 3-months-long research stay at the Department of Informatics, King's College London
Explainable Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović gave a seminar on "Explainable Robot Navigation" at the AI Reasoning and Planning (RAP) Group, Department of Informatics, King's College London
Affordance-Based Explanations of Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Affordance-Based Explanations of Robot Navigation" is accepted at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)!
From the lab
Senka Krivic, PhD was invited as an expert to the Foresight workshop 'AI impact on democracy' on 24 Jan 2025 in Brussels, Belgium organized by European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Awards & recognition
Senka Krivic, PhD is awarded with the title of Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Informatics at King's College London for the next two years.
Bosnian transitional complexities confronted with Foreign malign disinfo and AI generated realities
Senka Krivic, PhD was a guest speaker at panel "Bosnian transitional complexities confronted with Foreign malign disinfo and AI generated realities" within Internet Governance Forum Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH IGF) organized in Sarajevo 28.11.2024. The panel report is Panel Report.
From the lab
Vahidin Hasić, Amina Mević and Mubina Kamberić attended PhDiscovery Winter Days, organized by Infineon Technologies in Villach, Austria.
Lunch with a EurAI Fellow
Vahidin Hasić and Amina Mević have been accepted to participate in "Lunch with a EurAI Fellow" at ECAI 2024 Conference in Santiago de Compostela.
Using machine learning methods for predicting students' compiler errors
Dr. Senka krivić and Mubina Kamberić attented CAIDAS Workshop: AI for Software Engineering in Würzburg, Germany. Mubina gave a talk on the topic "Using machine learning methods for predicting students' compiler errors".
From the lab
Our research group took part in the European Researchers' Night on September 27th, 2024, in Sarajevo. We presented our projects to a diverse audience ranging from ages 7 to 77, which is always a rewarding challenge. Engaging in fruitful conversations provided us with valuable insights and sparked ideas for upcoming projects.
Discovering the Power of AI.
Dr. Senka krivić participated as a panelist at J.P. Morgan Employee Development Week (EDW), a panel on the topic "Discovering the Power of AI."
Awards & recognition
Amina Hromić won second place at 3 minute thesis 2024 Sarajevo in the undergraduate category!
Virtual Metrology for Smarter, Greener and Cleaner World
Vahidin Hasić and Amina Mević attended PhDiscovery Summers Days, organized by Infineon Technologies in Villach, Austria. Amina gave a PhD Pitch Talk "Virtual Metrology for Smarter, Greener and Cleaner World", while Vahidin presented his work in the poster session.
Physics in Engineering
Amina Mević gave talk "Physics in Engineering" at the STEM Connect Conference, organized by Udruženje za razvoj i podršku mladih Plus Ultra in Sarajevo, B&H!
From the lab
Senka Krivić was selected as one of the 20 researchers for the New Generation Star Project at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation by NOKOV Motion Capture!
The Planning of Explanations for Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović presented the paper "The Planning of Explanations for Robot Navigation" at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation!
Explainable is Responsible, or not?
Amar Halilović presented the paper "Explainable is Responsible, or not?" in the workshop "What does Responsible Robotics mean?: Stretching roboticists' horizons from an academic, government and philosophical perspective" in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, where he won the shared 1st place award!
Predictive Analysis of Sarajevo's AQI using Machine Learning Models for Varied Data Granularity and Prediction Windows
Vahidin Hasić, Emina Zolota and Amina Mević paper "Predictive Analysis of Sarajevo's AQI using Machine Learning Models for Varied Data Granularity and Prediction Windows" is accepted at the MIPRO 2024 IEEE Conference!
Robot Explanation Identity
Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Robot Explanation Identity" is accepted at the HRI 2024 Workshop - Robo-Identity 3: Designing for Identity in the Shared World!
Towards Affordance-Based Explanations of Robot Motion Planning
Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Towards Affordance-Based Explanations of Robot Motion Planning" is accepted at the 2024 AIRoV – The First Austrian Symposium on AI, Robotics, and Vision!
Planning of Explanations for Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Planning of Explanations for Robot Navigation" is accepted at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)!
Exploring the Impact of Explanation Representation on User Satisfaction in Robot Navigation
Amar Halilović's and Senka Krivić's paper "Exploring the Impact of Explanation Representation on User Satisfaction in Robot Navigation" is accepted at the International Symposium on Technological Advances in Human-Robot Interaction!
The Influence of a Robot's Personality on Real-Time Explanations of Its Navigation
Amar Halilović presented the paper "The Influence of a Robot's Personality on Real-Time Explanations of Its Navigation" at International Conference on Social Robotics!
Algorithmic Fairness: A Design Approach for Fairness in AI-supported Human Decision-making
Senka Krivić was one of the participants of the EU Policy Lab workshop "Algorithmic Fairness: A Design Approach for Fairness in AI-supported Human Decision-making"!